26/27 SY- School Cafeteria Food Service Staff

Organization Overview:

The Neighborhood Charter Network (NCN) is a grassroots organization that launched in 2016 in order to manage a growing family of schools in Indianapolis, IN. The mission of The Neighborhood Charter Network is to expand educational equity to the communities we serve.

Job Summary:

School Cafeteria Food Service Staff work in a scratch kitchen using standardized recipes to prepare and serve fresh, nutritionally compliant school meals. Staff work collaboratively throughout each shift to ensure efficient, high-quality service. Adherence to Health Department regulations, food safety standards, and USDA compliance requirements is expected at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to support daily cafeteria operations
• Prepare, portion, and serve USDA-compliant school meals
• Follow standardized recipes, prep lists, and in-service instructions provided by the Kitchen Manager
• Perform dishwashing, food preparation, cooking, and cleaning tasks
• Set up and stock stations with required tools, products, and supplies
• Execute receiving procedures and maintain proper food storage standards
• Maintain basic meal service records, production logs, and meal counts
• Ensure menu items are prepared and served in a timely, efficient manner while upholding quality and presentation standards
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and cleaning procedures
• Ensure compliance with nutrition, sanitation, safety, and industry best practices
• Communicate daily product, supply, and equipment needs to the Kitchen Manager
• Execute daily service standards for each meal period
• Attend required and/or optional special events and training sessions outside of standard school hours, as scheduled
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to follow instructions and work effectively as part of a team
• Reliable, punctual, and able to manage time efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to cleanliness, safety, and consistency
• Ability to engage positively with students, staff, and teammates
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physical tasks
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance

Preferred:

• Experience in school foodservice, hospitality, or large-scale meal service
• Experience with scratch cooking and basic food preparation techniques
• Experience working with children or in a community-focused setting
• Able to speak Spanish

Work Environment

• School kitchen and cafeteria setting
• Exposure to hot equipment, food service tools, and cleaning products
• Early morning hours may be required

NCN Core Values:

NCN Equity Statement:

The Neighborhood Charter Network is an equal employment opportunity school corporation which strives to deliver educational excellence, equitable access, and quality service to our students and families. NCN recognizes the educational and social value of human differences and their various forms. NCN is committed to an inclusive approach which affirms and embraces all aspects of diversity. We are strengthened by our unique knowledge, experiences, interests, hopes, challenges, cultures, traditions and families. We engage families as partners in education through trusting relationships built on culturally responsive two-way communication and mutual respect.

Recognizing our diversity, we are committed to equity in all of our work. We seek to allocate resources to eliminate discrimination and disparities. We strive to eliminate prejudice, bigotry, and intolerance and bridge gaps between and among our diverse students, families, staff and communities.

Our approach to diversity and commitment to fairness ensure that the students we serve are empowered to succeed in high school, college and beyond.

Key Details:

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by the supervisor or other management personnel.

NCN reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours accordingly. This document is for management communication only and is not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment.

Neighborhood Charter Network provides equal opportunities of employment to all applicants and and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type against anyone without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Personal Time Off